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@#%†=~,...             ................             ...,~=†%#@
#@#%†=~,..             the alvar fields             ..,~=†%#@#
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@#%†=~,... from   north   to   south,  thirty   odd ...,~=†%#@
#%†=~,.... kilometers.  from  west  to  east,  four ....,~=†%#
@#%†=~,... thousand meters. from topsoil to  stone, ...,~=†%#@
#@#%†=~,.. a foot or two.  no roots can fester,  no ..,~=†%#@#
##@#%†=~,.             dust can linger.             .,~=†%#@##
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@#%†=~,... here  is  earth,  clay,  and  sturdy low ...,~=†%#@
#%†=~,.... plants.  bushes  frame  the  strip.  the ....,~=†%#
@#%†=~,... earth  is  bare in patches as  large  as ...,~=†%#@
#@#%†=~,..                you and me.               ..,~=†%#@#
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#@#%†=~,.. cross it to  get to  the ocean, or don't ..,~=†%#@#
@#%†=~,...          to stay where you are.          ...,~=†%#@
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